/vr/ - Retro Games

Alundra is great if you dont mind the obvious zelda inspirations.

>>4210628

When I first played this game, I was in love. It felt like an evolution of the 2D Zelda games, but with a more refined, mature twist. However, after putting about 60 hours in, collecting everything and beating the game, I have come to one conclusion: this game is fucking shit.

>Puzzles are often counter-intuitive and messy. There are times when you'll wander a dungeon for 30 minutes, having explored every nook and cranny, only to have to go back in a room you just came out of for Meia to appear. What the fuck?
>Likewise, many puzzles are designed horribly and can be bypassed with simple jumps/exploits.
>Tons of under-developed ideas. "drops of life" that do nothing and appear every 30 hours from cutting grass, magic crystals that only drop from two objects in the game, etc.
>Bleak, washed-out color palette
>Dungeons are samey and lack unique aesthetics
>Reused assets abound, everything from sprites to textures
>Very little enemy variety, and about 4 bosses that are constantly recycled
>Lack of clear directons, even after talking to townspeople or using the psychic
>Alundra's sprite doesn't change when you get new weapons or armor
>Repetitive and tedious. Dungeons drag on forever, puzzle designs are constantly reused.
>Poor jumping mechanics. Some jumps can only be cleared if Alundra's sprite is visibly standing off of a ledge, hovering in mid-air.
>Inconsistent number/quality of rewards. You'll go hours and hours without a new toy, and then be given three in the span of 30 minutes.
>Gloves and aqua cape are passive abilities, but for some reason you can still equip them... useless items that clutter inventory.
>Gilder is found in ludicrous quantities, you can keep 9,999 of it, and you have absolutely nothing to spend it on other than cheap potions and gambling which actually gives you even more money.

I can't believe you faggots shill this game so hard. It has absolutely nothing on the best 2D Zeldas, not even fucking close.